SEC Form 3
| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/16/2021 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Verve Therapeutics, Inc. [ VERV ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Series A-2 Preferred Stock | (1) | (1) | Common Stock | 1,007,311 | (1) | D(2) | |
| Series B Preferred Stock | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 310,285 | (3) | D(2) | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The Series A-2 Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock on a 9.2595-for-1 basis into the number of shares of common stock shown in Column 3 without payment of further consideration at the holder's election or upon closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer's common stock. The shares have no expiration date. |
| 2. The shares reflected as beneficially owned by Casdin Partners Master Fund, LP are owned directly by Casdin Partners Master Fund, LP and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) Casdin Capital, LLC, the investment adviser to Casdin Partners Master Fund, LP, (ii) Casdin Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Casdin Partners Master Fund LP, and (iii) Eli Casdin, the managing member of Casdin Capital, LLC and Casdin Partners GP, LLC. Each of Casdin Capital, LLC, Casdin Partners GP, LLC and Eli Casdin disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein. |
| 3. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into common stock on a 9.2595-for-1 basis into the number of shares of common stock shown in Column 3 without payment of further consideration at the holder's election or upon closing of the initial public offering of the Issuer's common stock. The shares have no expiration date. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Eli Casdin, Managing Member of the General Partner of Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.P. | 06/16/2021 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||